tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post293558328400289310..comments2017-12-13T17:55:29.542-05:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Tangle of Quality!PJ Ausdenmorehttps://plus.google.com/117353365091670795195noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-22504876195153998692014-04-26T04:16:53.335-04:002014-04-26T04:16:53.335-04:00Jo, as I said, I&#39;m gradually working my way th...Jo, as I said, I&#39;m gradually working my way through them. There&#39;s a couple I probably won&#39;t re-read - Regency Buck was never a favorite, not was the Convenient Marriage. But there&#39;s a few I&#39;d nearly forgotten that have turned out to be real treasures. Faro&#39;s Daughter springs to mind. Loved that one! And yeah, I like the loose-limbed description too! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-53343101799576574872014-04-25T21:21:34.668-04:002014-04-25T21:21:34.668-04:00Thanks, Anna!Thanks, Anna!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-62306373222408167822014-04-25T00:32:36.091-04:002014-04-25T00:32:36.091-04:00Thanks, guys, for a fun discussion! And I&#39;ve g...Thanks, guys, for a fun discussion! And I&#39;ve got my next two Heyers lined up for a review some time in the future. See you next month when I&#39;m talking about some sweeter reads that have taken my fancy recently! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-51953573325993494162014-04-24T20:03:06.478-04:002014-04-24T20:03:06.478-04:00Andrea, she seems to have written in a variety of ...Andrea, she seems to have written in a variety of lengths. These two are probably 80k to 100k words, I suppose. But Faro&#39;s Daughter which I&#39;ve reviewed her earlier was probably about 70,000 I&#39;d say. Some of her other books are quite long - I remember Royal Escape being longer. Hey, all this nagging to read a Heyer - I think you should put us both out of our miseries and pick one up, Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-54282112463904380722014-04-24T19:59:10.882-04:002014-04-24T19:59:10.882-04:00Hi, Anna! I still haven&#39;t read a Heyer book ye...Hi, Anna! I still haven&#39;t read a Heyer book yet, but plan to one day...especially after reading your wonderfully written reviews. Are these books the same number of words/pages as romances today? Or are they shorter/longer?<br /><br />I do like a feisty heroine as long as she doesn&#39;t border on obnoxious. I don&#39;t care for a &quot;feminist&quot; historical heroine because it just doesn&Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-43685537366541224652014-04-24T19:11:23.305-04:002014-04-24T19:11:23.305-04:00PJ, I think that&#39;s so true about feisty heroin...PJ, I think that&#39;s so true about feisty heroines - you need to see those chinks in their armor as well so you can relate to them. Someone who never experiences a moment of doubt is a bit hard to warm to. Definitely give the Heyers a go - I&#39;m gradually getting through her whole works here! And yes, the beach would be the ideal spot! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-90783128062345032022014-04-24T19:02:36.642-04:002014-04-24T19:02:36.642-04:00Hi Anna! Sorry I&#39;m late popping in but I&#39;...Hi Anna! Sorry I&#39;m late popping in but I&#39;ve been out of town all day. I so enjoy your Heyer reviews, primarily because I haven&#39;t read these books yet and your views always whet my appetite for them. One of these days I&#39;m going to have to immerse myself in a Heyer marathon. I&#39;m thinking the beach will be the perfect spot in which to indulge. :)<br /><br />I do enjoy a PJ Ausdenmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33168004090681841422014-04-24T19:01:32.104-04:002014-04-24T19:01:32.104-04:00Black Sheep DOES have a great hero. I remember tha...Black Sheep DOES have a great hero. I remember that he was the first hero I ever read that was described as &#39;loose-limbed&#39; - strange that this should be sexy, yet it definitely works for Miles Calverleigh.<br /><br />It&#39;s been a while since I&#39;ve read Arabella. Must be time for a revisit :)Jo (www.giftbrainwave.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18010315725569980491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-2315569221433583082014-04-24T15:03:53.557-04:002014-04-24T15:03:53.557-04:00Jo, just ordered Black Sheep so it looks like my n...Jo, just ordered Black Sheep so it looks like my next Heyer reviews here will be Arabella and Black Sheep! Hope you&#39;ll swing by! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-84437140592281266752014-04-24T14:39:01.426-04:002014-04-24T14:39:01.426-04:00Thanks so much, Peggy! Heyer has always been such ...Thanks so much, Peggy! Heyer has always been such an influence on me - I read her like chocolate when I was a kid and she created such a strong image of the Regency world that luckily lots of people still want to buy stories set in that time. Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-4037472922987323482014-04-24T14:38:13.169-04:002014-04-24T14:38:13.169-04:00Catslady, I sometimes find very 21st century attit...Catslady, I sometimes find very 21st century attitudes in historical heroines a bit hard to take. I think you can be strong in a historical era without reaching for your i-phone! LOL! Oh, you really have to try Heyer. I loved Devil&#39;s Cub and Sylvester - give either of those a try. They&#39;re lovely. And Venetia has the most beautiful romance! Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-26430587374389954112014-04-24T14:36:59.848-04:002014-04-24T14:36:59.848-04:00Jo, so glad it wasn&#39;t just me. There were time...Jo, so glad it wasn&#39;t just me. There were times I wanted to slap Serena whereas as an independent woman myself, I absolutely got where Annis was coming from and I understood her frustrations. Actually I can see her being happy with Oliver! It would be a tempestuous relationship but a strong one. I&#39;ll order Black Sheep next - remember that one had a great hero. I&#39;m not far off handing Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-71803183257930888982014-04-24T13:33:34.838-04:002014-04-24T13:33:34.838-04:00I do enjoy reading about feisty woman as long as ...I do enjoy reading about feisty woman as long as she does not seem to be getting to bossy and nagging. I enjoy your bookspeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053510523804439809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25887036957243858152014-04-24T12:59:58.782-04:002014-04-24T12:59:58.782-04:00I have to admit that I&#39;ve not read Heyer (as y...I have to admit that I&#39;ve not read Heyer (as yet). I know - my bad!!! I did win one of her books once but it mysteriously disappeared and they sent me somethig else instead. I like feisty women and as long as I care for the character, I don&#39;t think there can be too much.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-38556334833133886062014-04-24T06:39:05.044-04:002014-04-24T06:39:05.044-04:00I agree that Serena is a little hard to warm to. L...I agree that Serena is a little hard to warm to. Like Judith in Regency Buck, her bad temper can be a little off-putting. But in both cases GH gives them an equally bad tempered hero, so the romance pretty much works - though the happily ever after is hard to imagine.<br /><br />I find Annis perfectly sympathetic. Her feistiness seems perfectly appropriate for an independent, intelligent woman Jo Bridgewaterhttp://jobridgewater.com/noreply@blogger.com